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HOWELLS AFFORDABLE TOWING LLC

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Company CheckHOWELLS AFFORDABLE TOWING LLC · DOT 3717609

111 PAUL ST, COLLINSVILLE, VA, 24078

DOT# 3717609 MC# 1307234 Collinsville, Virginia 4 years

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3

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameHOWELLS AFFORDABLE TOWING LLC

DOT Number3717609

MC Number1307234

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationCollinsville, Virginia

Added09/07/2021

MCS-15009/17/2024

Contact Details

Phone(276) 358-0909

Email[email protected]

Physical Address111 PAUL ST, COLLINSVILLE, VA, 24078

Mailing Address111 PAUL ST, COLLINSVILLE, VA, 24078

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1307234

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

Company Overview

HOWELLS AFFORDABLE TOWING LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Collinsville, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 4 years, registered with the FMCSA on 09/07/2021. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 4,000 miles (2023). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, HOWELLS AFFORDABLE TOWING LLC has a Trust Score of 97/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage4,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective05/05/2024

CompanyDONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #1000214660

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers1

Mileage4,000 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15009/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2022-10-16	New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit	ACTIVE	2022-12-07

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-01	$300,000	12/14/2021	02/16/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$1,000,000	12/08/2022	02/13/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$1,000,000	12/08/2022	02/15/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$300,000	11/11/2022	12/08/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-01	$300,000	09/21/2021	12/15/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$300,000	09/07/2022	11/16/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$300,000	09/07/2022	11/11/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$300,000	07/15/2022	09/07/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP424612	$1,000,000	05/05/2023	05/05/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$300,000	05/05/2022	07/15/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$300,000	05/05/2022	07/19/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-01	$300,000	04/13/2022	05/15/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-01	$300,000	04/13/2022	05/05/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$1,000,000	04/11/2023	05/05/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$1,000,000	04/11/2023	05/18/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-01	$300,000	02/15/2022	04/15/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-01	$300,000	02/15/2022	04/13/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$1,000,000	02/13/2023	04/11/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM039553-02	$1,000,000	02/13/2023	04/14/2023	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/15/2021
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/20/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/14/2022
MC1307234	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/27/2021	-	-
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/29/2022
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/18/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2022
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/22/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/18/2022
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/21/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/04/2023
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/04/2022
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/08/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/01/2024
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/21/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/14/2022
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/20/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/12/2023
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/20/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/16/2022
MC1307234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/19/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/14/2023

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97/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 97

97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.